GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami and WIM Atousa Pourkashiyan, both of Iran, won the Men's and Women's Zone 3.1 Zonal Championships, respectively, organized by the Bahrain Mind Sports Association October 14 to 22 in Manama, Bahrain. Ten players from six countries competed in the men`s single round robin while six players from three countries competed in the women`s double round robin. See final standings.
GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami and WIM Atousa Pourkashiyan, both of Iran, won the Men's and Women's Zone 3.1 Zonal Championships, respectively, organized by the Bahrain Mind Sports Association October 14 to 22 in Manama, Bahrain. Ten players from six countries competed in the men`s single round robin while six players from three countries competed in the women`s double round robin.

In the Men's section, there were ten participants from six countries for a single round robin of 9 rounds. The final standing after the tie-break are as follows:

Rank

Name

Rtg

FED

Pts

Wins

Res.

Koya

vict

1

GM

Ghaem Maghami Ehsan

2591

IRI

7½

6

½

3½

6

2

GM

Taleb Moussa

2387

UAE

7½

6

½

2½

6

3

GM

Mahjoob Morteza

2516

IRI

6½

5

0

2

5

4

FM

Khader Sami

2421

JOR

6

5

0

1½

5

5

FM

Ali Laith

2242

IRQ

4½

4

0

½

4

6

IM

Ghane Shojaat

2507

IRI

4

3

0

1

3

7

Al Sulaiti Ali

2162

BRN

3

2

1

½

2

8

FM

Ayyad Maher

2165

BRN

3

1

0

1

1

9

FM

Ayyad Husain Abdulgalil Saleh

2050

BRN

2½

1

0

½

1

10

AL Mousawi Omran

0

KUW

½

0

0

0

0

In the Women's section, there were six participants from three countries playing a double round robin of ten rounds. The final standings after the tie-break are as follows :